Bottle-opener.



0.. G. ASHLEY.

BOTTLE OPENER.

APPLICATION FILED OCT. 28, 1913.

1 13,73 1 Patented July 14,1914,

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ownn GRANVILLE ASHLEY, or. 'fOLCHESTE-B BEACH, menrnmvn BOTTLE-OPENER.

Specification of Letters Yatent.

Patented July 14, rate.

Application filed October 28, 1913. Serial No. 797,865.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, OWEN GRANVILLE ASHLEY, a citizen of the United States, residing at Tolc-hester Beach, in the county of Kent and State of Maryland, have invented new and useful Improvements in Bottle- Openers,of whichthe following is a specification.

The invention relate to bottle openers, and more particularly to that class of bottle openers for use in removing the caps from bottles, and has for an object to provide a bottle opener for removing a cap from a bottle and whereby, when the cap is removed, it will be deposited in a suitable receptacle and prevented from falling on the floor.

The invention contemplates, among other features, the provision of a device which is adapted to prevent the caps of bottles from falling on the floor when they are removed from the bottles, the caps being received in a uitable receptacle at the moment they are removed from the bottle, thus permitting the operator to more-readily manipulate the opener to open bottles and furthermore removing a larger number of caps from hottles than with the ordinary bottle openers 'now generall used for this purpose, and in the use of w ich no means are provided tov prevent the cap from falling to the floor.

The invention still further embodies the provision of a device which can be cheaply manufactured, consists of few and simple parts and will eificiently accomplish the purpose for which it is desired. i

In th further disclosure of the invention reference is to be had to the accompanying drawings, constituting a part of this specification, 1n which similar characters of reference denote corresponding parts in all the views, and in which:

.Figure 1 1s a perspective view of the devioeyFig. 2 is a fragmentary perspective view, showing the manner of removinga cap from a bottle with my device; Fig. 3 s a detail inverted plan view; Fig. 4 is a horizontal sectional view showing the manner-0f securing the cap removing member to the receptacle; and Fig. 5 is a fragmentary side elevation showing the manner of normally I closin the bottom of the receptacle.

Re erring more particularly to the views, I disclose a receptacle 10 adapted to receive and contain the usual cap 11 ofa bottle 12, the said receptacle being preferably of a tubular nature and terminating at its upper end in a spent 13 projecting upwardly and forwardly, as shown. lhe lower end of the receptacle 10 is open and is adapted to be normally closed by a suitable closure 14: mounted to swing horizontally on the receptacle and preferably engaged by a flat spring 15 which will hold the closure 14:

tightly against the lower edge of the receptacle, the said closure 14 including an integral thumb grip 16 whereby'the closure can be readily swung into open osition in order to permit the removal of t e cap 11 from the receptacle. i

The receptacle 10 constitutes a handle 17 for a cap removing member 18 preferably formed of two piecesof wire-like material 19 and 20, with the piece of material 19 arranged to encircle the receptacle lilat the point of formation of the spent 13 and including an upwardly extending member 21 formed by the piece of material 19, whereby the device can be readily supported on a hook or nail when not in use. The piece of material 19 is bent on both sides of the spout 13 to form uprights 22 and a horizontal curved portion 23 and the piece of material 20 is bent to form a curved portion 24 opposed to the curved portion 23, with the ends of the piece of material suitably placed around the piece of material 19 'at the point of formation of the curved portion 23, thus forming the cap removing member mentioned. In order to rigidly secure the cap removing member to the receptacle I provide a clamping member 25 consisting of a plurality of hooks 26 adapted to engage the piece of material 19 at the points where the uprights 22 are formed and oflset from the circular portion of the piece of material, the inner ends of the said hooks having threaded connection with stems 26 having opposed threads and projecting in opposite directions from a revoluble operating member 27, whereby, when the cap removing member 18 is applied to the receptacle 10 andthe clamping member 25' is applied to the cap removing member as mentioned, the circular portion of the piece of material 19 forming a part of the cap removing member will be rigidly clamped around the receptacle by simply turning on the operating member 27, thus moving the hooks 26 together.

In the. use of my deyice it will be ap arent that in order to remove the cap 11 rom the bottle 12, the bottle is adapted to lie moved from the bottle, it will be apparent that the same, on. account of the inclination of the bottle, will slide from the upper part thereof and drop into the spout 13, from which it will be conveyed to the body of the receptacle and fall to the bottom thereof. When the receptacle is full of removed caps, the closure 14: can be conveniently swung into open position and the caps removed therefrom and thrown into a suitable box or other receptacle provided to receive the caps.

With a device of the character described it will be apparent that the caps cannot readily fall to the flo'or and as each cap is removed from the bottle it will be collected and rep v tainedin the receptacle until the same becomes filled and is emptied by the operator.

' My device is of a simple and durable construction, can be cheaply manufactured and it will be apparent that it will be possible to open a larger number of bottles normally closed by caps with a device of this character than with the ordinary bottle openers now generally used and' which have no means of to the floor.

Having thus described my invention, 1- claim:

1. In a device for removing caps from bottles, the combination with a receptacle adapted to receive the caps, of a spout on the receptacle and communicating therewith, said spout extending at an angle to the receptacle, and a cap removingmeniber encircling the spout at its juncture withthe receptacle, said .cap removing member having a cap removing portion lying adj acentto a fulcrum whereby I support the said receptacle.

preventing the caps from falling and exteriorly of the entrance to the said spout.

2. In a device for removing caps from bottles, the combination with a receptacle adapted to receive the caps, of, a spout on the receptacle and communicating therewith, said spout extendingat an angle to the receptacle, circling the spout at its juncture with the receptacle, said cap removing "member having a cap removing portion lying adjacent to and exteriorly of the entrance to the said spout, a closure normally closing the lower end of the receptacle to retain the caps removed by the cap removing member within the receptacle, and a spring carried by the receptacle and engaging the closure to normally hold the-same in position to close the lower part of the receptacle.

3. In a device for removing caps from bottles, thecombination, with a cap receiving receptacle, of means encircling ceptacle and supported thereon,'sa1d means comprising a-cap removing member and a a cap removing. member en-- the reholder, with the said cap removing member adapted to'remove the caps from'the 'botties in order that they can be. rec'eivedin the receptacle and the said holder adapted to 4. In combination with a receptacle, a cap removin member on the receptacle and consistin o -a single piece of material encircling t e receptacle, said piece of material bein formed to provide an upwardly extending holder portion, uprights 'formed by the said piece of; material by bending the same in asubstantially Ushaped form, and

a second piece of material carried by the uprights and curved for gripping engagement with the caps to be recelved in the receptacle.

In testimony whereof Ifatfix signature in presence of two witnesses. a

OWEN GRANVILLE ASHLEY.

- Witnesses: Y

CHARLES F. Saxon, Lumen E. Jns'rna. 

